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T1 Analysis of the Impact of African Dust Storms on the Presence of Enteric Viruses in the Atmosphere in Tenerife, Spain
A1 Gonzalez-Martin, Cristina
A1 Coronado-Alvarez, Nieves M.
A1 Teigell-Perez, Nuria
A1 Diaz-Solano, Raquel
A1 Exposito, Francisco J.
A1 Diaz, Juan P.
A1 Griffin, Dale W.
A1 Valladares, Basilio
K1 Enteric viruses
K1 Canary Islands
K1 African dust storms
K1 Airborne dispersion
K1 Particulate matter
K1 Polymerase-chain-reaction
K1 Mouth-disease epidemic
K1 Avian influenza-virus
K1 Norwalk-like virus
K1 Desert dust
K1 Airborne transmission
K1 Canary-islands
K1 Saharan dust
K1 Asian dust
K1 Quantitative pcr
AB Airborne viruses and their relation to dust storms, as a possible route for dispersion, have not been widely investigated. There are, however, studies that have described the airborne dispersal of pathogenic viruses and their potential impact on public and agronomical health. Atmospheric samples were collected in an urban area of Tenerife during 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 and screened for the presence of enteric viruses using PCR and sequencing. The potential relationship of viral data with African dust storms and other climatic variables (viz., the seasonality, origin of the air mass and PM levels) was analyzed. Enteroviruses and Rotaviruses were detected in 15.4% (20/130) and 36.9% (48/130) of the samples, respectively. No significant statistical relationships were observed with African dust storms or the origin of the air masses, although higher percentages of positives were obtained for dust storm days. Enterovirus detection was significantly linked to warmer seasons, and PM2.5 levels showed an inverse correlation with a rotaviral presence. This is the first multi-year report to describe the presence of Enterovirus and Rotavirus genetic sequences in air samples collected in an outdoor urban environment. The data illustrates the need for source region sampling to determine links and the influence of the weather and climatic and regional wind patterns on long-range atmospheric dispersion of viruses in future research efforts.
PB Taiwan assoc aerosol res-taar
SN 1680-8584
YR 2018
FD 2018-07-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19360
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19360
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025